Appel (surname)

Appel is a surname. Meaning "apple" in Dutch and Low German, it can be a metonymic occupational surname for an apple grower or seller. It can also be a German patronymic name, based on a pet form of Apprecht.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Appel (1934–2009), American scholarly expert on Vladimir Nabokov and author
• Allen Appel (born 1945), American novelist
• Andrew Appel (born 1960), American computer scientist and author
• Anna Appel (disambiguation)
• Anne Milano Appel, American translator
• Benjamin Appel (1907–1977), American novelist
• Bluma Appel (1919–2007), Canadian philanthropist
• Bram Appel (1921–1997), Dutch footballer
• Brent R. Appel (born 1950), American Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
• Bruno Appels (born 1988), Belgian football goalkeeper
• Carmela Appel (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
• Chris Appel, American basketball player
• Colette Appel (born 1986), American pair skater
• David Appel (born 1950), Israeli businessman
• David Appel (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player
• Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
• Eric Appel (born 1980), American television/film writer, director, and producer
• Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), Mexican politician
• Frank Appel (born 1961), German CEO of Deutsche Post
• Fredrik Appel (1884–1962), Danish architect
• Gaby Appel (born 1958), German field hockey player
• Gerald B. Appel (born 1947), American nephrologist
• Hans Appel (1911–1973), German footballer
• Izaak Appel (1905–1941), Polish chess master
• Jacob Appel (1680–1751), Dutch painter
• Jacob M. Appel (born 1973), American bioethicist
• Jan Appel (1890–1985), German revolutionary
• Jayne Appel (born 1988), American professional basketball player
• Jesper Appel (born 1993), Swedish professional ice hockey player
• Johann von Appel (1826–1906), Austrian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• John Appel (1859–1929), Australian politician
• John Appel (born 1958), Dutch documentary filmmaker
• Karel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painter
• Kenneth Appel (1932–2013), American mathematician
• Kevin Appel (born 1967), American painter and university professor
• Lawrence Appel, American nutrition researcher
• Libby Appel (born 1937), American artistic director
• Marianne Appel (1913–1988), American artist and puppet designer
• Mark Appel (born 1991), American professional baseball player
• Marty Appel (born 1948), American public relations and sports management executive
• Mike Appel (born 1942), American record producer/manager
• Otto Appel (1867–1952), German botanist and agriculturalist
• Peter H. Appel (born 1964), American management consultant and government official
• Reinhard Appel (1927–2011), German journalist and television presenter
• Richard Appel (born 1963), American television writer and producer
• Rolf Appel (1921–2012), German inorganic chemist
• Ron Appel (born 1959), Swiss bioinformatician
• Sam Appel (1871–1947), American actor
• Scott Appel (1954–2003), American musician and musicologist
• Staci Appel (born 1966), American politician
• Stanley Appel (1933–2023), British television producer and director
• Paul Émile Appell (also known as Paul Émile Appel) (1855–1930), French mathematician
• Valdir Appel (born 1946), Brazilian former footballer and sports writer

Surname list

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